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Kourou
Sign in to saveKourou ( ; ) is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America. Kourou is famous for being the location of the Guiana Space Centre, the main spaceport of France and the European Space Agency (ESA). It is an administrative district in French Guiana and the main town there.
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Kourou is a commune in France, situated within the Canton of Kourou, the arrondissement of Cayenne, and the region of French Guiana. It serves as the capital of the Canton of Kourou. The town has a population of 26,522, comprising 12,723 males and 12,962 females. Its area is 2,160, and it lies at an elevation of 2 meters above sea level. The postal code for the area is 97310.
The commune shares borders with Macouria, Roura, Sinnamary, and Montsinéry-Tonnégrande. It is twinned with Macapá and Cordes-sur-Ciel. A townhall is located in the Goupi district, which is part of the Kourou municipality in Guyane. The local timezone is America/Cayenne.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kourou
- Region
- Guyane
- Country
- France
- Population
- 24,029
- Timezone
- America/Cayenne
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Kourou
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.caption
- From top to bottom, left to right: Guiana Space Centre, Sainte-Catherine Church, Dreyfus Tower, the beach of Kourou and the Salvation Islands.
- French commune.map size
- 220px
- French commune.adjustable map
- Locator map of Kourou 2022.png
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Kourou (Guyane).svg
- French commune.map caption
- Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
- French commune.arrondissement
- Cayenne
- French commune.INSEE
- 97304
- French commune.postal code
- 97310
- French commune.mayor
- François Ringuet
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC des Savanes
- French commune.elevation m
- 2
- French commune.area km2
- 2160
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Official website
Site officiel de la Ville de Kourou
Le site officiel de la ville de Kourou en Guyane informe sur l'agenda, les services et démarches, les établissements scolaires et les infos pratiques.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Kourou
- Country
- France
- Located in
- French Guiana
- Population
- 24824
- Area
- 2160
- Elevation
- 2
- Capital of
- Canton of Kourou
- Shares border with
- Saint-Élie
- Official website
- www.kourou.fr
- Image
- Kourou allée bac path.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kourou
- Commons gallery
- Kourou
- postal code
- 97310
- topic's main category
- Category:Kourou
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Kourou
- male population
- 12723
- female population
- 12962
- P8168
- Al-Shorta Baghdad
- native label
- Kourou
- different from
- Kourou
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- twinned administrative body
- Macapá
- phone number
- +33-5-94-22-31-31
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Travel guide
Get around
By foot. There is no public transportation in Kourou itself, however the town is just about 2 km across.
Do
There are great beaches in and around Kourou. In July and August there's a free open air cinema on the beach. Carnival is celebrated in February; this means street parades every Sunday and a more intensive nightlife.
Eat
thumb|Green cayenne pepper is one of many products on the Saturday morning market
Drink
The old part of the town has some nice bars including l'Yguana café and Vieux Montmartre Bar des Sports opposite the post house is popular among French Foreign Legion servicemen. Bar le 13 has a large terrace, good ambience seems to be the hangout for many of the people working in central Kourou. Belgian beers on the tap.
Sleep
Good hotels exist, but they can be relatively expensive.
Connect
You can also get connected at the mediatheque next to the lake, however fares are high. For Kourou residents Internet access is free for one hour.
Go next
thumb|The hut were Dreyfus lived, Devil's Island
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Era of Kalini people
- Early colonization
- Expedition
- Prisons
- CSG and the French Foreign Legion
- Demographics
- Historical population
- Migrations
- Climate
- Economy
- Transportation
- Politics
- Tourism
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
Kourou ( ; ) is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America. Kourou is famous for being the location of the Guiana Space Centre, the main spaceport of France and the European Space Agency (ESA). It is an administrative district in French Guiana and the main town there.
==Geography== 200px|thumb|left|Beach at Kourou, 2005
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kourou” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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